It helps that Reilly is the opposite of a slob-comic. With his hangdog melancholy, he makes even the nonstop cunnilingus allusions poignant-the product of emotional longing.
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The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter
It's not exactly "The Hangover," but the dialogue and situations often get distinctly gamey.
Though not as uproarious as "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," director Miguel Arteta's consistently entertaining white-collar laffer could do for Helms what that film did for Steve Carell.
The movie just ping-pongs between empathetic chuckles at Helms's charming social awkwardness and putting him through a raunchfest ringer.
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Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
Helms's screen persona-the stiff-necked nerd who triumphs through sheer doggedness-is heavily reminiscent of Harold Lloyd's, though Lloyd was handsome and endearing enough to succeed as a romantic lead.
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MovielineStephanie Zacharek
MovielineStephanie Zacharek
It's a movie that needs to look down its nose for its laughs, which generally isn't the best place to find them.